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Gluten Free Pumpkin Cake

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Pumpkin
Servings: 24
Calories: 202kcal

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup melted butter I use salted
  • 1 1/3 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp of Vanilla
  • 15 oz pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups of Namaste Perfect Flour Blend gluten free
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp xanthan gum I use Bob’s Red Mill
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Simple Buttercream Frosting

  • ¼ cup softened butter I use salted
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 TBS of Heavy cream add more if frosting is dry
  • 1 tsp of vanilla
  • dash of nutmeg and cinnamon *optional

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 cake pan. In a large mixing bowl combine melted butter and sugar. Stir in 4 eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin puree. In a separate bowl whisk together dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir just until all combined. DO NOT over mix. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and frost with Simple Spiced Buttercream Frosting. If you like more frosting double the recipe.

Frosting

  • Place all ingredients in an electric mixer, like a Kitchen Aid. With the paddle attachment beat on medium speed until well combined and fluffy. If dry add more heavy cream 1 tsp at a time.

Notes

Recipe makes 24 servings. Calories per serving 202; Fat per serving: 11g; Carbs per serving: 26g; Protein per serving: 2g.